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) ( '; -t- v. v. - - V . 1 tor of the Cape Fear IaDportingand Exporting Com finV Passed 1st reading. Referred. P Mr. Amis, a resolution commendatory of the State Educational Association. Adopted. Mr. Faison, a resolution in favor of James 0. Far rier Referred. " ' . . On motion of Mr. Grissom a message was sent to the Senate, proposing to electa i past 12 o'clock o morrow five trustees of the University The House resumed consideration of the special Icr viz " A bill to be entitled the Revenue AM,' which after the adoption of sundry amendments pas sed its second reading. The Senate by message concurred in the proposi tion to elect Trustees of the University 'on to mor- rThe House took a recess until 7 o'clock P. M Absolute Despotism. A correspondent of the Athens Watchman writing from Richmond, truly A bill is now pending, introduced by Mr. Bland ford of volir State, proposing to put every man be tween the ages of 18 and 45 in the army, and allowing the President to detail such as he m&v think ought to be kept at home. Pass this monstrous bill, with the impressment law as it now staiids, authorizing the indiscriminate plunder of nroDtrty, then superadd the suspension of. the r ..-ix a ...mil an1 thA lna VDcriCA nf lirtAI. writ 01 naueus .vijj, ." -u..0- t, 13 KOne. All control over our property, our per sons, and our liberty, will be placed in the hands of the President This is unqualified, unmitigated, and absolute despotism." . Mr. Clay, in his speech at Taylorsville, Va., on ' the 10th July, 1840, thus defines a despotism, un der whatever name it may exist: "The sum of the whole is, that there is but one cower, one will in the State. All is concentrated in the President Through the official agencies, scattered throughout the land, and absolutely sub- I ' jected to his will, he executes, according to his pleasure or caprice, the whole power of the com monwealth, which has been absorbed and engrossed by him. And one sole will predominates in, and animates the whole of this vast community. If this he not practical despotism, I am not capable of conceiving or defining it .Names are nothing. The existence or non existence of arbitrary govern ment does not depend upon the title or denomina tion bestowed on the chief of the State, but upon the quantum of power which he possesses and wields. Autocrat, sultan, emperor, dictator, king, dofe, president, are all mere names, in which the power respectively possessed by them is not to be found but is to be looked lor in the constitution, or the established usages and practices of the sev eral Slates which they govern and control If the AutocrSt of Russia were called President of all the Kusias, the actual power remaining unchanged. Ins authority under his new denomination, would con tinue undiminished; and, if the President of the United States were to receive the title of Autocrat of the United States, the amount of his authority would pot be increased, without an alteration of the Constitution." "P. W. A," in a recent letter from Richmond, gays that Congress will not probably interfere with printers, because printing is an art or mystery which requires time to learn, and of those who have learn ed it the supply is already inadequate, whereas. ev erybody is supposed capable of being an editor, that requiring neither aptitude, training, nor experience. Perhaps Congress is right Everybody thinl he or she could manage a newspaper much better than ever a newspaper was managed before ; but we would warn "P. W. A.," nd Congress too, that as a gen eral thing they will fail to reach the great body of the editors unless they take the printers. Few pa pers ever could be successfully carried on at the South without the presence of a practical printer in management Still fewer will be susstained under the terrible screw pressure that is- now closing around the papers of the Confederacy. That press ure, we think, will ere long do all the weeding out that may be necessary. Wil. JtumaL Congressional. RicnMOXD, Dec 13. The Senate has passed the bill to authorize transmission of newspapers to sol diers free of postage. Also passed a bill for the employment of all free negroes and forty thousand slaves to work upon fortifications and perform oth er labor connected with the defence of the country. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston occupied the privilege of a seat in the Senate Chamber to-day. In the House the sequestration and currency bills were farther discussed. Ricmokd, Dec. 13. The Senate passed a con . current resolution for a recess from the 24th inst, until the 2d January. Mr. Orr, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported back Mr. Henry's resolutions defining the position of the Confederate States and declaring the determination of Congress and the people thereof to prosecute war till their independence is acknowl edged. The resolutions passed. Yeas 10, nays none. In the House the sequestration and currency bills were discussed. A bill passed increasing the pay of members of Congress fifty per cent A mistake having occurred in our publication of the officers of the Grand Lodge of Masons of this State, we publish the list again. The officers for the ensuing year are as follows : Grand Master, Dr. John McCormick, of Harnett Deputy Grand1 Master, Dr. Eugene Grissoin, of Granville. Grand Senior Warden, R. W. Best, of Greene. Grand Junior Warden, David H. Stephenson, of Wake. Grand Chaplain, James McDaniel, of Fayette ville. Grand Senior Deacon, R. V. Blackstock, of Bun combe.. Grand Junior Deacon, W. W. Dunn, of Lenoir. Grand Secretary, Wiliiam T. Bain, of Raleigh. Grand Treasurer, C. W. D. Hutchings, of Ral eigh. Grand Jyler, J. M. Betts, of Raleigh. The Princbss Daomar. The Princess Dagmar, of Denmark, who is to be the next Euipress of Russia, is just eighteen years old. She looks far short of that age, from the infantine and innocefit loveliness of her manner, and from her statue. Her eyes and teeth form the fascinating beauty of her face, her features being faj from regular. In complexion she is a brunette; but the skin is wonderfully clear, and the roses of health seem ever to bloom on her soft dimpled cheeks. Her stature is rather under mid dle height, "but her form seems perfect,' and her bust, scarcely yet come to maturity, rivals the most perfect of Thorfwalden's goddesses in the'swan-like neck, the gracelully drooping shoulders and the rounded proportions of her arms." To become Empress of Russia the young lady must change her religion and become a member of the Greek Church. A Watch with onb Wheel. A watchmaker in Sanfrancisco, named Otto Weidrow, has succeeded in producing a most ingenious piece ot mechanism. He has invented and manufactured a watch that has only one wheel. This wheel, a mainspring, and a vry little other machinery, is so aranged that the watch, when set going, winds itself up, and " it will run two years. It would run forever if the material would hold out, but the ingenious inventor says it js necessary to take it apart once in about two years for the purpose of cleaning and repairing the worn parts. It is certainly a" very ingenious, yet a very simple and successful piece of work. Mr. Weide row is also the inventor of a new sort of clock, with engine movement, the pendulnm of which is on top, nd works likes the walking beam of astaemboat One of these ingenious and simple clocks, with sil ver dial gold plated, and gold hands, has been man ufactured for exhibition at the Mechanics' Fair in that city. A Specific Remedy for Sick Headache If any ef our readers are troubled with that distres sing complaint, sick or nervous headache, let them dissolve a largo teaspoon full of common salt in-half common tumbler of cold water, and drink it Let this be repeated twice, or thrice at intervals of twenty minutes, while the patient site with his feet w a large fire, and a cure will be effected in less than thirty minutes. Jry it, all who are thus afflicted, and see for youselves. Let all the salt be dissolved so Dg' else MU8e and Tomitine wiU en- Yol. XXX. No. 41. THE WILLIAM W. HOLDEN KDITOB AHD PROPRIETOR. RALEIGH: FRIDAY. DEC. IG, I8A4. The Legislature. Our readers will find in our paper to-day, the pro ceedings of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The House of Commons, on Wednesday night, passed the Revenue Bill through its third reading. This bill now goes to the Senate. No definite action has. yet been taken in relation to the Militia or Home Guard. The two Houses were engaged for the greater part of Thursday in voting for Counselors of State and Trustees of the University. We did -not hear the names of any elected to these positions before going to press. The general impression seems to be that the Leg islature will adjoum on Friday, the 23d December. We publish to-day the address of Dr. Msckey and the reply of Mr. Bain, on the occasion of the presentation by the Grand Lodge of a medal to the latter, for his long and faithful services as Grand Secretary. The address and reply are in excellent taste. The medal presented to Mr. Bain is large and massive, and the engravings and. raised work in gold, executed by Mr. Mahler, of this City, present a thoroughly finished appearance. It is, indeed, a beautiful specimen of art Deatit of Col. C. C. Blackball. We announce with profouYid regret the death of this gallant and accomplished officer, which took place recently at Winchester, Virginia, from a wound received in the battle near that place. CoL Blacknall volunteeted at the beginning of the war, and had seen much service. The army contained no more gallant or heroic Spirit His valor, constancy, and endurance have shed lustre on the County of his birth, and his name will be treasured as one of the jewels of this revolution by his family, his friends, and his coun trymen generally. " How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest I" An Act at' Gross Discourtesy The Davis De structives and Vance Destructives refuse to Dicuss the Question of Peace I In the Senate of this State, on Wednesday last, the resolutions heretofore introduced by Mr. Pool, of Bertie, on the subject of peace, came up for con sideration, when, on motion of a Destructive Sen ator, they were laid on the table, and a discussion of them was thus prevented. A motion to lay a measure on the table is not debaleable ; and as the mover of the proposition to lay on the table would not have withdrawn it, even if appeal ed to, no ap peal was made to him, and so free discussion in the Senate was suppressed. These, resolutions, as was stated in the few re marks submitted by Mr. Pool, had been offered in j; the Senate, had been referred to a com mittee, and had been reported back, and were, therefore, regu larly before the body. The author of them had been assailed for introducing them, and his motives misrepresented ; and yet, when they came up in regular order, though they contained propositions of the highest interest to the country, he was de nied a hearing in the name of his constituents and before his peers. Gag law was applied, and Mr. Pool and other Senators who desired to be heard on the subject of peace, were compelled, by a tyranni cal majority, to sit in silence in their seats. Such a course on the part of the majority was not only discourteous to the last degree, but it was a confes sion either of the deepest repugnance to the sub ject of peace, or an admission by the majority of a mental weakness which unfitted them to meet those Senators in debate who desired the passage of the resolutions. - . , The proposition to lay the resolutions on the ta ble was carried by a union of the Destructives and a portion of the Vance Conservatives. ' This union was effected, no doubt, under (he advice of Gov. Vance himself, who, ever since the session com? menced, has devoted quite as much of his time to managing the Legislature as he has to the duties of his office. He told the people during the campaign, and his declarations were echoed by his extreme partizans, that he was one of the best peace men in the South ; that he was fully up, in this respect, with Brown and Stephens ; and that, so entirely did he approve of the peace views of the latter, that he could cheerfully affix to them the great seal of the State. He declared, time and- again, that ho was a better peace man than his opponent ; and he assured the people, if they would only re-elect him, that he would giro them peace in a short time. How has he kept this pledge ? Let this vote of the Senate answer. He did not even refer to the sub ject of peace in his late message ; and this vote tf his particular friends in the Senate is. an open de claration that the subject of peace shall not even be "discussed in that body 1 But we tell the Governor and his followers that it will be discussed in the Senate. There are members of that body who are not to be put down in this way. The Senate is still free, and discussion will be had. It cannot be pre vented. If it was the object of any of the Senators who voted to lay on the table to prevent excitement, they adopted the very last mode to accomplish their object The exoitement has been increased by their course, and if it should continue to increase, the fault will rest with them. The subject of peace is too vital to our people to be disposed of in this summary way. It will not -" down" at the " bid ding" of any man. It will make itself felt, and it will be heard in tones of thunder before this Legis lature adjourns.. Those representatives who are opposed to peace, or who are afraid to discuss the question, will have to meet it fairly and squarely, if not in debate, on the record, where their votes will remain for 'the examination and judgment of the people. This vote of the Senate is regarded by all true Conservatives as an open declaration of war by Gov. Vance against the Conservative party. The cloven foot has at length been exhibited in so plain a man ner that- every ne can see it Gov. Vance has deliberately separated himself from the great mass of the Conservatives, and united bis fortunes with the Destructives. This has occasioned no surprise to us, for we have regarded him as lost to the Con servative party for twelve months past Let him go. Our readers will bear witness that we have uniformly, since the August election, counseled har- RALEIGH,- N. C., WEDNES mony and good feeling in the party; and we have been. ready, at all times, to do justice to Gov. Vance as a public man, notwithstanding our personal dif ferences with him. But forbearance towards him has been of no avail Offers of renewed harmony in the party have passed him as " the idle wind, which he regarded not" He had made up his mind to go with the Destructives ; but he lingered, and coquetted, and flattered? and promised, in order to carry over with him to that party as many Con servatives as possible. It is fortunate for the party that, even at this late day, the traitor stands out fully revealed and exposed. He can deceive no true Conservative hereafter. Gov. Smith's Message. We publish below some extracts from the recent message of the Governor of Virginia, in relation to the employment of slaves as soldiers, and also, as sailing the Courts and Bar of the country. ' It will be seen that Gov. Smith recommends the employment of slaves as soldiors, and he does this to escape subjugation. The recommendation is a confession of subjugation. In-the language of Mr. Phillips, of Orange, " if the Southern white nan cannot obtain independence in the employment of constitutional methods of vindicating that indepen dence" and, we may add, by his own valor on the field of battle- then " it is because Heaven has de nied to him the boon." President Lincoln adopts one course to emancipate our slaves, and Gov. Smith recommends another mode which would lead to the same result Extremes have met The enemies and the friends of slavery are vieing with each other in the work of destroying the institution. The greatest and most fatal blow ever received by the institution of slavery was given by the cotton States, when, for no good or sufficient cause, they seceded from the Union. The same men who gave that blow are still in power ; and if the institution should be cut up and destroyed, as we very much fear it will be, it destruction will be justly chargeable, in a great degree, to .its peculiar friends and cham pions. The abolitionists of the North are primarily responsible for the destruction of the institution, but they would never have been able to accomplish the result without the active co-operation of the abolitionists of the South. The two extremes have played into each other's hands for years, and the result of this game of fanaticism on one side and unchastened ambition on the other, is before us. The Conservative men of the two sections are blamek-ss in all this matter. They are not justly answerable to God or man for any of-the calamities now upon us. Gov. Smith misrepresents the Courts of this State when he says they have claimed the right to decide who shall be exempted from service. Our Judges have expressly said that the matter of exemptions F belongs to the Legislature. The following extracts snow wbat a Destructive is. Gov. Smith may be regarded as a pattern by which all other Destructives should be moulded. If any of our readers should be asked, who or what is a Destructive 1 let them point to these extracts and to their author, Gov. Smith, of Virginia : " When this war began, it was confidently be lieved by our enemy that it would be of short dura tion. Relying upon his vast superiority in numbers and material ot war, be expected to overrun us with facility and ease. But the result of a single year's operations corrected this expectation, and impressed him with the conclusion that he had on hand a contest of great magnitude full of danger and difficulty. Having soon exhausted his floating population, be openly recruited bis armies on the continent of Europe. Not satisfied with this, he seized our slaves, and, in violation of all civilized war, armed them against us., under every disad vantage, the war bas been protracted deep into its fourth year, and we find ourselves looking around for material to enlarge our armies. Whence is it to comer Xbe laws ot natural accretion will not furnish a sufficient supply of men. Foreign coun tries are, in effect, closed against us. Recruiting lrom ine prisoners we capture win not, except to limited extent, supply pur wants : and the public attention naturally turns to our own slaves as a ready and abundant stock from which to draw. This policy, however, has given rise to great diver sity of opinion. Some consider it as giving up the institution of slavery. Others declare that to put our slaves in tne ranks will drive our leiiow-citizens from them, and diffuse dissatisfaction throughout toe country, in reply, it is said tbat tbis policy will effectually silence the clamor of the poor men about this being the rich man's war ; that there is po purpose to mingle tbe two races in the same ranks, and that there cannot be a reasonable objec tion to fighting the eueiny's negroes with our own tbat as to abandonment of slavery, it is already proclaimed to be at an end by the enemy, and will undoubtedly be so if we are subjugated, and that by making it aid in our defence, u will improvo tbe chance ot preserving it This is a grave and important question, and full of difficulty. All agree in the propriety of using our slaves in the various menial employments of tbe army, .and as sappers and miners and pioneers ; but much diversity exists as to the propriety of using them as soldiers now. All agree tbat when the question becomes one of liberty and independence on the one hand, or subjugation on the other, that every means within our reach should be used to aid in our struggle, and to baffle and thwart our enemy. I say every man will agree to this ; no man would hesitate. Even if the result were to emancipate our slaves, there is not a man that would not cheer fully put the negro into the army rather than be come a slave himself to our hated and vindictive foe. It is,. then, simply a .question of time. Has the time arrived when tbe issue is fairly before us 1 Is it, indeed, liberty and independence or subjuga tion, which is presented to us ? A man must be blind to current events to the gigantic proportions of this war to the proclamations of the enemy who does not see that the issue above referred to is presented now. Atd, I repeat the only question is, has the time arrived ? Are we able, beyond a ques tion, to wage successful war against a power three times our own in numbers, with all Europe from which to recruit, and who unhesitatingly put arms in the hands of our own negroes for our destruc tion ? I will not say, that under the Providence of God, we may not be able to triumph, but I do say that w should not, from any mawkish sensibility, refuse any means within our reach which will tend to enable us to work out our deliverance. For my part, standing before God and my country, I do not hesitate to say that I would arm such portion of our able bodied slave population as .may be necessary, and put them in the field, so as to have them ready for the spring campaign, even if it resulted in the freedom of those thu organized. Will I &ot em ploy them to tight the negro force of the enemy f aye, the Yankees themselves, who already boast that they have two hundred thousand of our slaves in arms against usT Can. we hesitate can we doubt when the question is, whether our enemy shall use our slaves against us, or we use then) against him when the question may be between liberty and independence on the one hand, or our subjugation and utter ruin on the other 1 In the meeting of tbe Governors the following resolutions upon this subject were unanimously adopted : "And whereas, the public enemy having pro claimed theJfreedom of our slaves, are forcing into their armies the able-bodied portion thereof, the more effectually to wage their cruel and bloody war against us: Therefore, Bit resolved, Tbat it is the true policy and ob- DAT, DEC. 21, 1864. - 1 - i-J vjousduty of all slave owners timely to remove 5 their slaves from the line of the enemy's approach, f and especially those able to bear arms ; and when " they shall fail to do so, that it should be made the -' duty of the proper authorities to enforce the per- l formance of this duty, and to give to such owners all necessary assistance as for as practicable. . Resolved, That the course of the enemy, in ap-., propriating our slaves who happen to fall into their ; hands, to purposes of war, seems to justify a change ' of policy on our part ; and whilst owners of slaves, ' under the circumstances, should freely yield them to their country, we recommend to our authoritic5, under proper regulations, to appropriate such part ef them to the public service as may be required." , The object of these resolutions, as understood by me, was to call public attention to the considera tion of the policy of bringing our -slaves into this war. It seems that "a change of policy on our part" was contemplated ; and we determined,-in ref erence to our slaves, to " recommend to our author ities, under proper regulations, to appropriate such part of them to the publie service as may be re quired." I am aware that a clamor has been raised against the policy of putting the negroes into the army, by good and loyal men, because, they say, " the end is not yet" that our army of citizen soldiers is still competent to make good our defence. No one would advocate the policy of thus appropriating our slaves, except as a matter of urgent necessity ; but as pub lic opinion is widely. divided On this subject, does not common prudence reqjiire us to fear that those .opposed to this extreme measure may be mistaken T Suppose it should so turn out, how deep would be their resposibility to the country, to freedom and in dependence everywhere 1 I know it is the opinion of some of the highest military authorities that tbe time has come when we should call our slaves to our assistance ; and I hold it to be clearly the duty of every citizen, however much he may doubt the wisdom and necessity of the policy, to co operate in strengthening by every means our armies. I re peat, I know tbis policy is looked to with anxiety by some of the ablest military men of tbe age, who believe tbat it is of the last importance that it should be adopted without delay. I, therefore, earnestly recommend to the Legislature that they should give this subject early consideration, and enact such measures as their wisdom may approve. WW At this time the pressure of the servicejnspires a very common desire to escape from it ; and the remedy by habeas corpus, designed for extraordina ry acts Of official tyranny or individual acts of op pression, is daily resorted to, to extricate the citizen from the holy duty of defending his country. Law yers of every degree hie to the feast thus spread before them, and judges in chambers and in court feel constrained to apply the writ to those but little better than moral deserters from the standard of their country, and at a time, too, when she is strug gling in a death grapple with her gigantic foe. But do the judges agree among themselves in a uniform application of the same principle. In North Carolina exemption assumes the broadest form, while in Al abama a much narrower rule is adopted and even in Virginia some differences exist But all, I be lieve, concur that the judges have the right to pro nounce who are .exempted from military duty by reason of their office, notwithstanding the Legisla ture and the Executive may enteitain a different opinion It does not matter what the Legislature may declare by law it does not matter who the Ex ecutive may deem necessary to enable him to see the laws faithfully executed the court understands better than their' co equal and co-ordinate depart ments, what is necessary to preserve the State Governments I Against this I enter my firm yet respectful protest" Besides, this Conservative party is a thing of the moment Confederate. There never was a greater mistake. Tbe Con servative party was formed in 1861, out of the bet ter portions of the two old parties, and it will en dure. The defection now and then of prominent men who profess to be Conservatives, will not real ly weaken the party or impede its progress. It is founded on the Constitution of the country, and its guiding star is Civil Liberty. - But for this same Conservative party of North-'Carolina the heel of despotic power would have been placed ere this on the necks of our people, and we should have had no more freedom of speech or of the press than exists in Russia. The Editor of the Confederate would have gloried in such a condition of things, and those for whom he speaks would have taken pecu liar pleasure in riveting the chains oh both States and people. But Conservatism has proclaimed, time and again, to the President, to the Congress at Richmond, and to the Governor ot this State, " thus far shalt thou go, and no farther," and whenever this voice has been uttered by our people it has been respected, and the tide of innovation and des potism has been stayed. And this Conservatism ia stronger now than it ever was, and it will continue to increase id strength. The Editor of the Confeder ate may show his teeth, but he is no longer able to bite. -Our people now laugh at his threats of dun geons and bastiles. North Carolina is a State, and her pe'opje are free men. She was a State in 1860, and her people were free in 1860 ; and, by the help of God, they will neither part with their State sov ereignty or their freedom in 1864 "She will do her duty as a Confederate State, as she performed it formerly as a Union State ; but her people have ceased to be terrified or controlled by the detectives and servitors of the Richmond and Raleigh admin istrations. Let the Editor of the- Confederate re flect upon his tilts against liberty, and right, and justice, and free elections irt North-Carolina, and then put the above in his pipe and smoke it. The Conservative party is now undergoing a thorough purification. It is sloughing off its un sound parts. Its future will be more pure and more vigorous than its past It will be enabled hereafter to do more for tbe country than hereto fore, and it will be strong enough to put down and keep down Destructiveism in all its shapes. "This Conservative party," as it. is slightingly called by the Confederate, is the same party which that paper so assiduously courted but a few months since. Then it was a great and patriotic party in the estimation of that journal. Tbe Conservative erected a platform, and the Confederate got upon it, and they "roared each other as gently as Buck ing doves." It was not " this Conservative party " then, but it was a great joint stock concern, in which the Confederate took the deepest interest But a change bas taken place. The masses of the Conservative party, with a large majority of their leading men in the Legislature and elsewhere, are true to their principles, and the result is the Con federate is left out in the cold. Those grapes which once "melted in the mouth" of our cotemporary, have turned to ashes on its lips. The vine that bore those grapes is withering and will soon die. No pruning, or watering, or "digging shout it" can save it But the vineyard will still flourish, and the master, that is, The People, will gather many - grapes and have much good wine for years to come. The grapes will be sweet, and the wine will be de licious ; but onr cotemporary, as he prowls around the vineyard, and would fain, like Satan, " Leap o'er the fence with ease into the fold," will at length conclude that the grapes are sour, because they do not grow for him. Whole Number 1543. Impressments. Our people are much provoked and distressed at this time by the impressments of the necessaries of life, by persons professing to be Confederate agents. we learn tbat in Johnston and other Counties, these agents are going round to those who nave ba con, corn, wheat and other nrovisions. and makin? ihem a half allowance for their families for the en suing year 1 If such of our people as Rave, are to be cut down to half allowance, whatsis to be the late of such as have nothing, and who are dependent for bread on their neighbors who are thus allow anced? It will be seen that Mr. Smith, of Johnston, who iffalways vigilant when the rights ol his constituents are threatened, introduced resolutions in tbe Com mons on this subject on Tuesday last Mr. Smith denounced these exactions in no measured terms. and we are satisfied he will not only be sustained, out applauded by bis constituents for so doinir. A correspondent of the Confederate, of this Citv. of December 9th, takes the following pointed and correct view of these exactions. We may be sure that the evil is great and growing when that paper permits such language to appear in its columns : "The people will cheerfully yield up any thing they have -to the cause of independence, if shown iYta npfVtaaifir in Arn,nt- . I i -- .7 aim gcuueuiuaiy manner, and believe that that which they yield will all be, put to the proper use; but when theproperty of the unucii w lanen uy some man ot wnom taey know nothing, and who has no knowledge of tbe surround ings or circumstances, and who, in many instances, are suspected (perhaps justly j of appropriating im pressed property to his own use, tbe people become restive and hostile to the government They will fail to sow and plant their fields, except enough for their families ; aSd the result is obvious. We remarked above, that the Government should know what supplies vtere needed. Does it need apple brandy ? If so, what for? This article is be inc impressed all nvpr ths mnninr m.& nn.: nal sum, ostensibly for the use of the armyf but nun uuui uoes any man oeueve ever reaches the nai-nuiu private in me ueia r jxot one solitary A I fPl . i i. . . . . J uiopi j.uiii wmcn is not sora oy tne impressing agents on speculation, is puzzled hv A O Wa the "Surgeons in charge" and other officers and causes the entire neglect of their duties. Is there any sense or honesty is this ? Tbe farmers are bur tbened Bv heavy taxation nf this thov n-;n rw.t J , - - " ...vj "III. IIV. complain if they are allowed to sell their produce . maiacv raicsj UUl II 1(16 UOVetTlUieni per&lStS ID takillt? their Pnoda at PYimniraf!v1v nominal n-wir. while the faimer has to give enormous prices for nan, iron, learner ana every otner thine he pur chases, he must mevitebly sink under his load of taxes, or turn bis attention to the raising of cotton uu Mjuawu, iu raiss iunas sumcient ; to wmcn ex- nemiiy we trust tne larmcrs will not be forced. Ibis is a subject which demands attention. The manner of imnressment in cnnin fdmninnitiM ,u un endurable, and a little prudence and common sense 1. - It i " t i . nvuiu uiiu&e it inucu more oearaoie everywhere. Important Resolutions. The committee on Confederate Relations in the Legislature of this State, have reported for the ac tion of that body the following resolutions offered by Mr. Pool, of Bertie, as a substitute for some res olutions on the same suject, offered by Mr. Odom, of Northampton : ' Resolved, That the State of North Carolina pro tests against the arming of slaves by the Confeder ate government, in any emergency that can possi bly arise, but gives its consent to their being taken and used as laborers in the public service, upon ju6t compensation being made; Resolved, That the provision in the Constitution of the Confederate State!!, which specifially forbids Congress to pass any law " impairing the right of property in negro slaves," was inserted for the spe cial purpose of refusing to Congress the power to take them Tor the public use, without the consent of the States. Resolved, That North Carolina denies the consti tutional power of the Confederate government to im press slaves for the purpose of arming them, or pre paring them to be armed in any contingency, with--out tbe consent of tbe States being first fi eely given, and then only according to State laws. Resolved, That the failure of Congress to estab lish a Supreme Court of the Confederate States, in theiaceof the positive constitutional requirement, makes it necessary for each State to decide for it self the extent and meaning of the powers delegated to the general government" The above resolutions contain the true doctrine on, the subjects embraced. We take it for granted they will receive the approval of the Legislature. Turner's Almanac Turner's Almanac for 1865 has just been published. Copies may be obtained at Mr. Turner's Bookstore, iu this City. ' We are ruined, not by what wo really want, but by what we think we do ; therefore, nevor go abroad in search of your wants; if they be real wanU, they will come home in search of you ; for he that buys what he does not want, will soon want what he cannot buy. JThe Latest News. We have many rumors from various quarters, but at the time of writing this we have no reliable news of great importance. From Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel of the 13th sayi it was reported in that City that morning that the federals had possession of the Savannah, Albany and Gulf Railroad. It was also reported tbat they had possession of the Charleston and Savannah Railroad bridge over the Sivannah river. If these rumors be correct, says that paper, our forcej in Savannah are rather in a tight place. The same paper states that two trains run the gauntlet through from .Savannah to Charleston on Saturday night, but that after they had passed tbe enemy cut the Road near Grahamville. Tbe Augusta Constitutionalist of the same date -says, it is rumored, that Suerman had demanded the surrender of Savannah, which, being refuted, heavy fighting had been going on ajl day Sunday. The Charleston Mercury contains similar news.-- This is about all the news we have from Georgia. No doubt tbe government i3 in full possession as to tbe condition of things in Georgia, but this infor mation is withheld. W e have heard a rumor that Sherman had occupied Savannah, and another, that he was marching in full force through South Caro lina towards Port Royal. The Richmond Sentinel of the 13th says : "Such is the condition of affairs in Georgia,-that the enemy can get no information from Sherman, but through Confederate sources. To state where Sherman is, or what troops or generals have been sent to arrest his march to the coast, would be to give information to the- enemy of his position, of which they are now ignorant From Virginia. The Richmond Sentinel of the 1 8th says ; " There was not even a rumor from tfeo front yes terday. The enemy's troops which crossed to the South side of the James, near Dutch Gap, on the 7th, were separated from our forces, opposite the point of de barkation, by low marshy ground, which made an attack upon tbem almost .impossible. Tbe same circumstances must make the position oneof no value, if our troops cannot get in, thu enemy cannot get oat. Nothing: later than the disnatchea from Gen. Lee to the War Department, published yesterday, baa been received, relative to the raid on the Weldon road. The enemy's force was estimated at. fifteen thonsand men. and after thoir repulse at Hicksford, retreated towards their lines at Petersburg, follow- -ed byour cavalry, who made repeated attacks upon the enemy, punishing them severely." . , From Eastern Carolina. The force of the enemy that appeared below Kin s ton on Sunday last was small and retired early Monday morning. They were followed a short dis tance by some of our troops, but no close or regu lar engagement took place. There are rumors in this City of the enemy on the Roanoke, and threatening Tarborouah. Some federal forces were certainly at Williamston on Monday last, and it is rumored that there was a fight at Pahnyra, which is higher up, on Tuesday. we may bear more from this quarter before going to press. . SCHEDULE OF PRICES FOR NORTH- CAROLINA. THE PERIOD FOB THE PUBLICATION OF THB Schedule nf Prices to eovern the Aeeois of the Gov ernment for the next sixlj. any a, having arrived, the Com missioners of the State of NHh Carolina adopt the lat Schedule with ihe exception of tbe few changes shown ba luw. The illness of Mr. Mordecai, depriving us of his ser vices, wa hare called in Mr. V. U. Janes ol this city, who has kindly given us Ibe benefit of his judgment as umpire on th present occasion. Apples.drwd.Rood, peeled, per buSrffH'lbs, 5 S BO 13 60 7 50 10 10 1 60 1 60 ( St II Axes, Bacon, Beans, Braudy, M Beef, uti peeled, per busn 28 lbs, with handles, eucb, without bandies, each, per ponud, hog round, white or cornfield, per bosh 60 lbs, apple, per gallon, peach, per gallon, frrsh, nett per pound. fre&h, gross, per pound, salted, per pound, tallow, per pound, adamauline, per pound, trace, per pair, wolen fcr soldiers clothes, jard wide, 10 uz. to jrard, and pro rata as to greater or less weight or width, per yard, raw, per lb, Candles, . Chains, Cloth, Cotton, Coffee, 1 4 60 6 Corn, Cora Meal, Drills, Flour, mil, per pouna, unshclled, per bush 70 lbs, sacks not included, per bush of 60 pounds, cotton, yd wide, 8 yards to lb, per-yd, extra lauiily, per bbl 19 lbs, extra Supeitine, per bbl 16 lbs, superfine, per bbl 196 lbs, hue, per barrel of Ili6 lbs, billed, per loo pounds, uubaled per loo pound, wool, each, baled, per ICO pounds, unbaled. per 100 pounds, dry, extra, per pound, 5 SO 80 45 41 35 87 60 88 75 4 8 60 6 4 8 60 8 ii 50 1 60 1000 800 20 850 814 273 710 Fodder, M Hats, 11 ides. green, " artillery, 1st class, per head, ' Horses, llouie'rent, lruu, per room, per month, . Pig, No. 1, per ton, 8,000 lb., 2 44 44 44 44 44 44. ' g 44 . 44 44 44 Bloom, ' " " Smith's square or round, per ton ot x.Ovu pounds, serviceable railroad, per ton of 22i0 ponds, wool, domestic, per yard, camp, iron, per pound, good, per 1,000 leet, per pouud, sole, per pound, upper, per pound, harness, per pound, cane, per galloq, Sorghum, per gullon, 1st class, per head, 2d 44 ,4 Jd 44 44 44 per keg, sheaf, baled, per 100 pounds, " unbaled " " baled, " " shelled, per bushel, cotton, yard wide, 7 ox. to yard, per yard, cotton, yard wide, 8 ox. to yard, peryaid, per biuhel, work, 1st quality, per yoke. loSO 400 10 80 60 2 75 6 7 7 5 10 1000 800 6oo 100 5 25 460 6 25 4 1 50 1 75 8 100 600 7 60 4 4 8 60 ' 6. 2 2 25 Jeans, Kettles, Lumbar, Wd, Leather, ilolasses Mules, 4 Kails, Oats, t ii M Osnaburgs, Onions, OjCen, Peas, Potatoes, za quality, per vote, cow, per bushel of tio pounds, Irish, " " " " sweet. " ' P'aches dri'd, peeled, per bushel of 33 pounds, uupteleJ per busbel o: 8a pounds, fresh, nett, per pound, salted, " " f nws, " . " st quality, near town, per head, per month, common, near town, per head, per month, 1st quality, in country, per head, per month, common, in country, per head, per month, good, per ounce, new, per pound, old; " " good, per bushel of 56 pounds, two bushels, osnaburgs, each, cotton, yard wide, 4 yards to Pork, 1 40 Pasturage, 4 66 Quiuine, -Uice, Rye, Sacks, 50 40 6 . 8 1 80 1 10 1 7 so 85 25 8 15 10 S 85 - 8 1 75 4 T4V 1 40 6 8 1 54 8 i 60 1 75 1 25 -2 60 2 1 10 7 60 60 1 50 . 1 8 850 250 8 - Shirting, pound, per yard, . " coi ton, yard wide, yards to pouud, per yard, Cott'o stripes 8 yards puinid, per yard, Salt, Coast, per bushel ot 60 pounds, a Liverpool, per bushel of 60 pounds, " Virginia, " " " " Steel, , cast, per pound, Shoes, army, per pair, Shoe thread, flax) per pound, Socks, soidi. ra' wool, per pair. Sheep, fit, per head, Uugar, brown, common, per pound, Soap, hard, per pound. sott, baled, 100 pound., good, per bushel of 22 pounds, good, per bushel of 87 pounds, black, per pound, green, " " cotton, li ox. to yard, per yard, No. 1, extra, No. 1, No. 2, Lugs, clean, per pound, cider, per gallon, manufactured, per gallon, good, per gallon, . g.iod, per busbel of Bo pounds, bran, per bushel of 17 pounds, ' Shucks, i Shorts, Ship stuff, ' Tea; 1 M : Tent cloth, Tobacco. l Tallow, inegar 4 Whiskey, Wheat, Wheat straw, baled per loo lbs. " undated per iuo ids, wabed, per pound, unwashed per pound, wood axle, 4 horse, new, each, Wool, ' 44 Wagons, Turn, cotton, per bunch of 5 pounds, HIKI Or LABOR, TEAMS, WAOOHS AS0 HOBSSS. Baling long forage, per hundred pounds, Shelling and bagging corn, sacks furnished by cmvernment. tier bushel. 75 15 Hire of two horse teams, wagon and driver, ra tions furnished by owner, per day, Hire ol two borne teams, wagon and drivej, ra tions furnished by government, per day. Hire of four horse teams, wagon and driver, ra tions furnished by owner, per (Jay, Hire of four horse teams, wagon and driver, ra tions furnished by the government, per day, Ilireofsix horse teams, wagou and driver, ra tions furnished by owner, per day, Ilireofsix horse teams, wagon and driver, ra tions furnished by government, per day. Hire of laborer, rations farnisebd by owner, per Hire of laborer, rations furnished by 'govern ment, per day, Hire ol laborer, rations furnished by owner, per month, - Hire of laborer, rations furnished by govern ment, per moufh, TlirA of hiiniA tur Hav. 12 20 10 60 25 . 18 1 60 40 , 45 The Commissioners, respecuwiy suggm him ii um found practical, the profiteer should b allowed to retain s fourth part of their surplus, to be sold at market rates. . . . J ' . , it 1 1V.1 to pay ' 'heir necessary piautation supplies, wa:cn mej hav- uase at liign uiaiaei rives. uej earnestly -'aru.ers to bring forward their corn now so i support of the army in tlieir immediate alone will prevent the loss lo the eueinv, .tofk.-iK-crocs, &c, At. The eommijt commend that the impressu.eut should win, leaving out Bi one if all persons concerned, we pub uctioas, with the hope that they n fro of sionei be uuiv. Pen tb lish tbe fU Will be (trie "No officer plies which an ' himself, bis fni. ordinary median H impreiw ths necessary sup bave lor tbe consumption of slaves, or to carry on bis :uriug or agricultural em- vU be held in the 8a " -a, on liooday, ihe 6th, 'r ehaugedf ' Impra- . . irfactorv reasons for plovmeuts." Tbe next aaeeting ate Chamber, iu ihe C day of February next, sing aees tunst furnish ' disapprovals on appeals, . -will be apprnvt-d. All cTmr -ed to tbe Secretary ot the Hu (Signed) ' of local appraiser; ... should be address-. N C ' ' -IRGWYS, burg. N. C. SATOCK., Com'rs Appraiaeme. W. H. Jotnm. Umpire. Kaleigh, Dec. 7, loS.tv J